FLASH RADIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT OF THE SHOCK COMPRESSIBILITY OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY, LUCITE, AND POLYETHYLENE

Abstract

Compressibilities of magnesium alloy, Lucite, and polyethylene were measured during explosively induced shock, using a flash X-ray technique. Measurements on magnesium alloy confirm earlier results from a similar experiment using small explosive charges, but show a distinctly lower compressibility than reported by other authors using free surface measurements. To a lesser extent the Lucite data show the same discrepancy. Polyethylene turns out to be less compressible than Lucite under intense shock loads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0291568

Entities

People

  • G. Thomer
  • R. Schall

Organizations

  • Air Force Special Weapons Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alloys
  • Compressive Properties
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Films
  • High Explosives
  • Magnesium
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Space Systems
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Metallurgy
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.